Articles about Regulations
Swedish MPs slammed for plan equating nicotine pouches with cigarettes
Swedish MPs slammed for plan equating nicotine pouches with cigarettes
A student organisation close to Sweden’s centre-right Moderate Party has sharply criticised two of the party’s MPs for seeking to tax tobacco-free nicotine pouches in the same way tobacco. Martin Bergman and Per Mittag-Leffler from the Free Moderate ...
Snus and harm reduction: Why smoking is down more in Norway than Australia
Snus and harm reduction: Why smoking is down more in Norway than Australia
Norway and Australia boast some of the world’s toughest tobacco regulations. But only one country has succeeded in virtually eliminating smoking among young people. And evidence suggests the availability of sn...
New calls to overturn UK snus ban post-Brexit
New calls to overturn UK snus ban post-Brexit
The New Nicotine Alliance, a UK-based non-profit, has launched a campaign to overturn the UK snus ban, sending a proposal to key decision makers in a bid to legalise Swedish snus. The UK left the EU in Feb...
New survey charts European nicotine consumption patterns
New survey charts European nicotine consumption patterns
Tobacco harm reduction advocates are conducting an ambitious, pan-European survey in hopes of painting a more accurate picture of European nicotine consumption patterns. Launched in October by the European ...
Researchers warn against Norway’s new flavoured snus rules
Researchers warn against Norway’s new flavoured snus rules
A new report from Norway shows that banning flavoured snus could lead to fewer people choosing to quit smoking. In Norway, there is a political discussion about banning flavoured smokeless tobacco products ...
New report on snus as a quit smoking aid
New report on snus as a quit smoking aid
More and more people are interested in how Swedish snus can be used as an aid to quit smoking. The latest report on the subject, from Tove Sohlberg and Peter Wennberg, two researchers at Stockholm Universit...
Snus!: New book paints updated picture of snus and its users
Snus!: New book paints updated picture of snus and its users
In a new and updated edition of the book Snus!, author Mats Jonson takes the reader on a journey through taste, cultural history, and tobacco policy -- from organic tobacco farming in Skåne to visits to large ...
Why you should NOT equate snus with cigarettes: 3 arguments
Why you should NOT equate snus with cigarettes: 3 arguments
Despite the huge differences in health risks between smoking and snus, there are those who still believe that all tobacco use should be treated equally when shaping policy. Below are a few arguments for why it...
Political support grows for lifting snus ban in Finland
Political support grows for lifting snus ban in Finland
The snus ban in Finland has led to a growing black market for snus, costing the state coffers important revenues without reducing demand for snus, warns the Swedish Peoples’ Party of Finland's youth wing as it...